Where does “သူၼ်” come from?
သူၼ် (Shan) comes from Thai ศูนย์, from Old Khmer ឝូន្យ, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.
သူၼ် (Shan): garden; zero
Definitions
- garden; zero
Ancestry of “သူၼ်”, step by step
သူၼ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ศูนย์
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ศูนย์ | 0; center; nothingness |
| 2 | Old Khmer | ឝូន្យ | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शून्य | zero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱówH- | — |
via Proto-Tai swɯːnᴬ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | swɯːnᴬ | garden |